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International insurance news is coming from Nigeria with its health coverage

April 30, 2013April 29, 2013 H. Cutner

The country expects that its healthcare plan will be providing its residents with coverage by 2015. According to the latest international insurance news announcement from Nigeria, the new healthcare system will have been created and implemented across the entire country by 2015. The system is designed to run on a community level and is meant to provide everybody with coverage. According to the acting National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) secretary, Dr. Abdulrahman Sambo, the Community Based Social Health Insurance Scheme will be effective across all of Nigeria by 2015. This…

Health insurance coverage now available for orphans in China

January 1, 2013April 30, 2013

A Chinese state media report has announced that almost 30,000 children are now on a limited plan. A recent report from a media report in China has revealed that nearly 30,000 orphans now have health insurance coverage for the treatment of a dozen different critical diseases. These children come from a number of provinces and will how have some medical protection. The Chinese orphans affected by this new health insurance plan are located in the provinces of Hainan, Fujian, and Liaoning, in addition to the autonomous regions of Ningxia Hui…

Illinois sets sights on health insurance co-op

December 29, 2012December 29, 2012 Marc

Illinois announces plans for health insurance co-op As the Affordable Care Act inches closer to becoming fully enacted in 2014, states are making moves on the health insurance exchanges that the law requires them to host. These health insurance exchange systems are meant to be online marketplaces where consumers can find affordable health insurance policies. Several states have chosen not to build or operate their own insurance exchange but others, such as Illinois, have been considering a somewhat less popular approach to the issue. Co-op could be a decent alternative…